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51.52369, -3.38649
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🛝 Playground 204m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🛝 Playground 204m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle, Dock Bug +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle, Dock Bug +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Dilated Scalewort +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Dilated Scalewort +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Church Village Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CVCR Local cycle route
Show on map Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 143 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 143 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 260 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 260 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,446 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,446 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Coal Tit +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · Sericostoma personatum · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly +32
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,446 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Coal Tit +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · Sericostoma personatum · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly +32
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Black flies Simuliidae2025
Black flies Simuliidae2025
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2025
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Simulium Simulium2025
Simulium Simulium2025
River Skater Aquarius najas2025
River Skater Aquarius najas2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii2025
Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025